Houston-area schools with the highest percentage of drug issues in 2016

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One of the burning behavioral issues affecting some Houston-area high schools in 2016 involved drugs.

Nearly 50 percent of the top 30 high schools with the highest percentage of drug-related incidents belonged to the Fort Bend and Houston Independent School District (HISD), according to an analysis conducted by Chron.comusing data obtained from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

At the top of the list was Cypress-Fairbanks' Windfern High School with 17 percent of all its behavioral incidents (102) being drug-related. Windfern opened in 1995 to educate "young adults with tough circumstances," the school states on its website.

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"Cypress-Fairbanks ISD takes all disciplinary referrals very seriously, especially those that have to do with the health and welfare of our students," assistant superintendent Nicole Ray told Chron.com in a statement. "Any concerns brought forward are addressed immediately and always with the best interest of our students in mind. We provide numerous services and outreach programs for any student struggling with the challenges of life, including drugs or alcohol to ensure assistance is available to support their safety and well-being."

Fort Bend's Ridge Point High School occupied the third spot on the list with 10 percent of its 172 behavioral incidents being drug-related. HISD's Lamar High School ranked fifth with 8 percent of its 437 behavioral incidents in 2016 involving drugs.

In a statement provided to Chron.com, Fort Bend spokeswoman Amanda Bubela said that students found possessing, selling or using drugs will receive appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the student code of conduct.

"But just as importantly, we also have counselors, social workers and partnering agencies that work with students who are referred to them due to substance use and abuse issues," Bubela added. "These supports are provided at both the district's DAEP (District Alternative Education Placement) campus as well as our 11 comprehensive high schools."

The overwhelming majority of the behavioral incidents at all the schools analyzed were code of conduct related. For example, the school with the most drug-related incidents in 2016 was Alief ISD's Taylor High School with 100. Of the 2,002 total behavioral incidents at Taylor last year, 1,517 of those were code of conduct related (which represents 76 percent of all its incidents).

The largest school to make the drug list was Galena Park's North Shore Senior High School with 4,992 students. Those students were responsible for 2,926 behavioral incidents, of which 94 were drug-related.

Swipe through the slideshow above to see where your high school stacked up in terms of drug issues.